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, eunice kennedy shriver has died. a family statement came out at 6:00 this morning. another part of the statement that i found touching, the family says her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and they, in turn, are her living legacy. eunice kennedy shriver, dead this morning at 88 years old, but leaves behind a legacy worldwide. reporting live in downtown washington, i kimberly suiters. barbara, joe, back to you. >> thanks, kimberly. joe? >> well, clinical trials of the swine flu vaccine are under way at the university of maryland right now. participants rolled up their sleeves yesterday. they'll be returning for blood samplingself times. researcher are trying to figure out how much vaccine patients will need this fall. >> every medicine we take, somebody before us took a leap of faith and participated in a trial, so that's my part. >> researchers will monitor the adult volunteers for two weeks before they begin doing studies on children. >> turning now to that deadly midair
, eunice kennedy shriver has died. a family statement came out at 6:00 this morning. another part of the statement that i found touching, the family says her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of people across the globe, and they, in turn, are her living legacy. eunice kennedy shriver, dead this morning at 88 years old, but leaves behind a legacy worldwide. reporting live in downtown washington, i kimberly suiters. barbara, joe, back to you. >> thanks, kimberly. joe?...
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eunice kennedy shriver was a tireless advocate for the disabled she had a major impact across the country and also here in washington as a champion for special olympics. the cause closest to her heart. jackie benson exains >> it's a very reasonable experience for people. >> reporter: many in the washington area who have been touched by the good works of eunice kennedy shriver, say they're keeping her and her family in their prayers. the shrivers worship at our lady of mercy catholic church near their potomac home. as a teenager, catholic school principal joan h 0 everyone sner worked at a summer camp. >> that was my first introduction to working with children with disabilities and it impacted me tremendously. mrs. shriver came out and worked every day with the children. >> reporter: the summer camp grew into the internationally-recognized special olympics organization. special olympics president released a statement that said in part, our thoughts and prayers are with mrs. shriver and her family at this time. >> we have an inclusion program here at mercy for children with developmental di
eunice kennedy shriver was a tireless advocate for the disabled she had a major impact across the country and also here in washington as a champion for special olympics. the cause closest to her heart. jackie benson exains >> it's a very reasonable experience for people. >> reporter: many in the washington area who have been touched by the good works of eunice kennedy shriver, say they're keeping her and her family in their prayers. the shrivers worship at our lady of mercy catholic...
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. >>> the family of eunice kennedy shriver are gathered at her hospital bedside this morning. the 88-year-old sister of president john f. kennedy has been hospilized for about a week. governor arnold schwarzenegger who is married to her daughter maria is also at her bedside. she has suffered a series of strokes in recent years. she was a tireless impact for the disabled. she was a champion for special ee olympics, the cause closest to her heart. jackie bensen explains. >> it's a very reasonable experience of people. >> reporter: many people in the washington area whoave been touched by the good work of eunice kennedy shriver say they are keeping her and her family in their prayers. they worship at our lady of catholic church near her home. as a teenager she worked as a summer camp that eunice and sergeant shriver had established in their home. >> that was my first introduction and it impacted me tremendous tremendously. mrs. shriver came out every day and worked with the children. she was very inspirational to me. >> reporter: the summer camp grew in a recognized. senator brad
. >>> the family of eunice kennedy shriver are gathered at her hospital bedside this morning. the 88-year-old sister of president john f. kennedy has been hospilized for about a week. governor arnold schwarzenegger who is married to her daughter maria is also at her bedside. she has suffered a series of strokes in recent years. she was a tireless impact for the disabled. she was a champion for special ee olympics, the cause closest to her heart. jackie bensen explains. >> it's a...
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. >>> well, across the world, people are remembering eunice kennedy shriver, the 88-year-old sister of president john f. kennedy and senator ted kennedy passed away yesterday at a hospital in cape cod. she had suffered a series of strokes in recent years. she may be best known for founding the special olympics. staff members at the special olympics headquarters here in washington say they were always inspired by her, who often asked what more could you be doing? >> and that is a phrase that i take to my heart every day, and i wake up and i say, what more could i be doing? and you know, i take that in my personal life, in my work life, and i hope that that phrase people will take and think of when they approach life. what more can you be doing? >> members of the kennedy family are now gathering in massachusetts. eunice kennedy shriver will be laid to rest there on friday. >>> an ad campaign that targets school nutrition policy is accused of exploiting president obama's daughters. a non-profit group called the physicians committee for responsible medicine has put up posters at union stat
. >>> well, across the world, people are remembering eunice kennedy shriver, the 88-year-old sister of president john f. kennedy and senator ted kennedy passed away yesterday at a hospital in cape cod. she had suffered a series of strokes in recent years. she may be best known for founding the special olympics. staff members at the special olympics headquarters here in washington say they were always inspired by her, who often asked what more could you be doing? >> and that is a...
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. >> today, eunice kennedy shriver will be laid to rest. a prite funeral mass is set for 10:00 this morning in massachusetts. shriver died tuesday morning at the age of 88. she was the founder of the special olympics and hundreds of mourners turned out for a memorial service yesterday. >> my name is danny harrington, and i'm here to say thank you for mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. >> she stand tall for all of us and loved us. >> vice president biden is expected to be on hand for shriver's funeral today. >> well, it was only the first game of the preseason but it is certainly not the start that redskins' fans had hoped for. >> they traveled down i-95 and got shut out by the ravens. hakem dermish has more on the loss in this morning's sports minute. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with the redskins' preseason opener. last night in baltimore, the skins' offense failed to get anything going. jason campbell played just two series, completing three of six passes for 38 yards. meanwhile, rayens' backup quarterback tr
. >> today, eunice kennedy shriver will be laid to rest. a prite funeral mass is set for 10:00 this morning in massachusetts. shriver died tuesday morning at the age of 88. she was the founder of the special olympics and hundreds of mourners turned out for a memorial service yesterday. >> my name is danny harrington, and i'm here to say thank you for mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. >> she stand tall for all of us and loved us. >> vice president biden is expected...
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. >>> eunice kennedy shriver was remembered as a fearless warrior for the voiceless, and an unconventional woman who smoked cuban cigars and played tackle football. a torch-bearing special olympian led a procession past st. francis xavier roman catholic church in massachusetts yesterday as family and friends gathered. maria shriver let up the masses with stories about her. the special olympics founder was buried at a cemetery not far from the family compound. >>> in jacksonville, florida, captain michael scott speicher was laid to rest. he was shot down over iraq 18 years ago, on the first night of the gulf war, his fate remained a mystery until earlier this month, when the military announced marines found his remains buried in iraq. thousands of people lined the streets as a funeral motorcade carried speicher's casket through his hometown of jacksonville. governor charlie crist calling him the model naval officer. >>> we're learning more about what happened moments before last saturday's deadly crash over the hudson river. a single-engine plane struck a sight-seeing helicopter in clear we
. >>> eunice kennedy shriver was remembered as a fearless warrior for the voiceless, and an unconventional woman who smoked cuban cigars and played tackle football. a torch-bearing special olympian led a procession past st. francis xavier roman catholic church in massachusetts yesterday as family and friends gathered. maria shriver let up the masses with stories about her. the special olympics founder was buried at a cemetery not far from the family compound. >>> in...
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kennedy did not attend the funeral of his sister, eunice kennedy shriver, last week, raising new questions about his health. >> well, a town hall meeting on health care was held in the area that was a far cry from what we've been seeing around the country recently. >>> and they're fast, fun to ride and popular with thieves. police in the area investigating a number of stolen sport bikes. >> and we have new information this morning about the gruesome murder of a model in southern california. the bizarre details about how her body was fou >>> free dock lt in 4 4naras bl ga bar inblast. this morning, mars wilivl g g away free chocolateut y bav houe to act it's it's go to nbcwashington.c t tgogoo nbcwashington.com and n search bargain blast. get your free piece of chocolate. >> well, feeling lucky today. today's the day to roll the dice. tonight's mega millions jackpot is $207 million. you can play in maryland and virginia, in case you're wondering how lucky you would have to be to win, the odds of hitting the jackpot are merely 1 in 176 million. >> wow. >> feel that lucky, do you? >> doesn't
kennedy did not attend the funeral of his sister, eunice kennedy shriver, last week, raising new questions about his health. >> well, a town hall meeting on health care was held in the area that was a far cry from what we've been seeing around the country recently. >>> and they're fast, fun to ride and popular with thieves. police in the area investigating a number of stolen sport bikes. >> and we have new information this morning about the gruesome murder of a model in...
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kennedy shriver. residents and visitors have been coming to offer their condolences. many have left flowers, notes and cards for a man many had never even met. >> what people thought about his political ideas, they're going to hurt because they lost a great guy. >> ted kennedy spent much of his time in hyannisport after being diagnosed with cancer. sailing on his boat named the mya. >> a public school teacher in virginia is behind bars on sex, drug and pornography charges. scott howe teaches reading and math at cedar lee middle school in fauquier county. the 33-year-old faces child sex charges involving a 15-year-old boy. deputies originally went to his home after receiving a tip the teacher was growing marijuana in his back yard. authorities say they found the marijuana and evidence that he produced child pornography. >>> well, an act of public pennance had heads turning in tysons corner yesterday. william taylor stood at the busy intersection of route 7 and international drive during yesterday morni
kennedy shriver. residents and visitors have been coming to offer their condolences. many have left flowers, notes and cards for a man many had never even met. >> what people thought about his political ideas, they're going to hurt because they lost a great guy. >> ted kennedy spent much of his time in hyannisport after being diagnosed with cancer. sailing on his boat named the mya. >> a public school teacher in virginia is behind bars on sex, drug and pornography charges....
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eunice shriver's family, including her daughter maria and her husband, california governor arnold schwarzenegger are at her had side. eunice shriver is 88 years old. she suffered a series of strokes in recent years. shriver is well-known, of course, as the founder of the special olympics. >> happening today. a hearing for michael jackson's estate continues in los angeles. last week, a judge named jackson's lawyer and music producer the temporary administrators of his estate. jackson's mother is also seeking to gain some kind of control. also this morning, the godfather of jackson's daughter claims he may actually be her father. mark lester says he donated sperm to jackson and his wife, debbie rowe, and points out the similarities between paris and his own daughter, harriet. lester now wants a paternity test to prove that he is paris' father. >> our time is now 5:27, 78 degrees. well, the dog days of summer are here. how meteorologist tom kierein says -- how long he says they'll stick around. >> also, we're live on the scene of a deadly accident involving a metro train. >> then, what investigator
eunice shriver's family, including her daughter maria and her husband, california governor arnold schwarzenegger are at her had side. eunice shriver is 88 years old. she suffered a series of strokes in recent years. shriver is well-known, of course, as the founder of the special olympics. >> happening today. a hearing for michael jackson's estate continues in los angeles. last week, a judge named jackson's lawyer and music producer the temporary administrators of his estate. jackson's...